媨 (cù) - Beautiful, elegant & used to describe feminine beauty and grace.

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媨 · cù

Beautiful, elegant;

used to describe feminine beauty and grace.

Beautiful, elegantused to describe feminine beauty and grace.

Usage highlights

Graceful demeanorBeautiful womanElegant appearanceLovely and virtuousRefined beautyCharming and graceful

Synonyms

  • 美— beautiful
  • 丽— pretty, beautiful
  • 妍— beautiful, elegant
  • 娟— graceful, beautiful

Antonyms

  • 丑— ugly
  • 陋— plain, homely

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • She has a graceful demeanor (媨姿).
  • The painting depicts a beautiful woman (媨女).
  • Her elegant appearance is captivating (媨容).

Collocations

  • Graceful demeanor(媨姿)
  • Beautiful woman(媨女)
  • Elegant appearance(媨容)
  • Lovely and virtuous(媨淑)
  • Refined beauty(媨美)
  • Charming and graceful(媨媚)

Idioms

  • Graceful and virtuous(媨淑端庄)
  • Beautiful inside and out(媨德兼备)
  • Elegant and charming(媨姿媚态)

Cultural background

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  • Used in classical Chinese literature to describe feminine beauty and virtue.
  • Reflects traditional aesthetic values that emphasize both physical beauty and moral character in women.
  • Appears in poetic descriptions of ideal feminine qualities in historical texts.

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